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'''Attendance & Agenda''' |
'''Attendance & Agenda''' |
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− | * Attendance: Kathy, Nelson, Ann, Bill, Winifred, Antje, Fiona, Helen, Dianne and |
+ | * Attendance: Kathy, Nelson, Ann, Bill, Winifred (SFU), Antje, Fiona, Helen, Dianne, Yoko (SFU) and Peter |
'''Education & Outreach''' |
'''Education & Outreach''' |
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* HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje) |
* HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje) |
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− | ** Antje presented |
+ | ** Antje presented - Dianne, Nelson, Heather and Peter were there |
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+ | ** questions about bike to school and training |
− | ** Antje followed up with a letter about cycling education in schools |
+ | ** Antje followed up with a letter with info from Steph about cycling education in schools |
− | ** City pays HUB to provide education to schools |
+ | ** NV City pays HUB to provide education to schools |
* HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter) |
* HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter) |
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** plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting |
** plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting |
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− | ** Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce ( |
+ | ** Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce (Lee Gabriel) to ask to present to them |
− | * City Cycling book for councils |
+ | * City Cycling book for councils |
− | ** 4 to West Van, 3 to City and 4 to DNV |
+ | ** 4 to West Van (Peter), probably 3 to City (Heather) and 4 to DNV (Antje) |
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− | * Bike to School on the North Shore |
+ | * Bike to School on the North Shore (discussion) |
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+ | ** transportation demand management |
** Use Pro D to distribute info |
** Use Pro D to distribute info |
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** start at elementary schools |
** start at elementary schools |
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** get teachers in schools that are bike riders |
** get teachers in schools that are bike riders |
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− | ** some schools takes kids for one-week trips |
+ | ** some schools takes kids for one-week cycling trips |
+ | ** Helen bought 6 bikes (from Kona, at cost) for her school, takes students out on rides |
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− | ** exclusion zones is an idea |
+ | ** exclusion zones around schools is an idea |
** use school newsletters to announce bike to school days |
** use school newsletters to announce bike to school days |
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+ | ** Dianne provided HASTe contact |
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** Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives |
** Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives |
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− | ** send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling |
+ | ** Helen offered to send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling |
− | * Connect with other NS groups? |
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− | ** E.g. Cool North Shore, North Van Urban Forum |
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* North Shore bike map distribution |
* North Shore bike map distribution |
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** copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting |
** copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting |
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+ | ** discuss distribution of HUB copies at the next meeting |
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+ | ** West Van library is already distributing new edition |
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* Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan |
* Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan |
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** Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group |
** Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group |
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− | ** Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go |
+ | ** Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March |
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− | to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March |
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'''Infrastructure''' |
'''Infrastructure''' |
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+ | ** applied for federal grant |
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+ | ** same social media/mapping methodology could be used to document cycling conditions and hazards in cities |
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* Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona) |
* Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona) |
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− | ** meeting with |
+ | ** meeting with MoTI South Coast regional director, operations manager and four reps from HUB/BCCC |
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− | **funding by end of March 20 million for widening the sidewalks and suicide barriers |
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+ | ** railings 3m vertical |
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− | ** designs to be tendered by end of March |
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+ | ** Dollarton exit crossing needs to be improved |
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+ | ** waiting for commitment/announcement |
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− | ** new railings will be higher 3m vertical 5" between vertical bars |
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− | ** working on changing Dollarton exit |
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− | ** announcement before election? |
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* Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje) |
* Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje) |
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− | ** sent letter asking for separated bike |
+ | ** sent letter asking for separated bike lanes |
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+ | '''Other Business''' |
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+ | * Events Coordinator position (Antje) |
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+ | ** posted in HUB email newsletter, North Shore list, etc. |
Latest revision as of 16:11, 8 March 2013
Attendance & Agenda
- Attendance: Kathy, Nelson, Ann, Bill, Winifred (SFU), Antje, Fiona, Helen, Dianne, Yoko (SFU) and Peter
Education & Outreach
- HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje)
- Antje presented - Dianne, Nelson, Heather and Peter were there
- questions about bike to school and training
- Antje followed up with a letter with info from Steph about cycling education in schools
- NV City pays HUB to provide education to schools
- HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter)
- plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting
- Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce (Lee Gabriel) to ask to present to them
- City Cycling book for councils
- 4 to West Van (Peter), probably 3 to City (Heather) and 4 to DNV (Antje)
- Bike to School on the North Shore (discussion)
- transportation demand management
- Use Pro D to distribute info
- start at elementary schools
- get teachers in schools that are bike riders
- some schools takes kids for one-week cycling trips
- Helen bought 6 bikes (from Kona, at cost) for her school, takes students out on rides
- exclusion zones around schools is an idea
- use school newsletters to announce bike to school days
- Dianne provided HASTe contact
- Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives
- Helen offered to send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling
- North Shore bike map distribution
- copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting
- discuss distribution of HUB copies at the next meeting
- West Van library is already distributing new edition
- Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan
- Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group
- Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March
Infrastructure
- Sea to Sky Highway cycling project update (Ann, Winifred, Yoko)
- map of cycling hazards will be put on a website with real time updates possible - now in beta stage
- suggest contact Grand Fondo organizers
- to be finished in 3 weeks
- can data mine from Flickr and Twitter
- need volunteers to spread the word about website
- $116,000 estimated cost to fix hazards between West Van and Whistler
- applied for federal grant
- MoTI agrees with hazards are dangerous
- presented work at VeloCity
- database to be hosted by SFU
- same social media/mapping methodology could be used to document cycling conditions and hazards in cities
- Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona)
- meeting with MoTI South Coast regional director, operations manager and four reps from HUB/BCCC
- sidewalk width 2.5 m, one side at a time
- railings 3m vertical
- Dollarton exit crossing needs to be improved
- waiting for commitment/announcement
- Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje)
- sent letter asking for separated bike lanes
Other Business
- Events Coordinator position (Antje)
- posted in HUB email newsletter, North Shore list, etc.